Author Archives: jim gerlach

Over the last few years there has been a significant increase in general interest as well as critical discourse within architectural circles about infrastructure.  Although some of it may be a kind of austerity or pragmatism during a flagging economic … Continue reading →

A quick update on the Elwha River restoration and dam removal from the Seattle Times. Amazingly different than the pre-construction images from my post over a year ago.    Upcoming is a meeting where you can learn firsthand about the status … Continue reading →

Attended the Arcade Magazine launch party last night. Very hip high ceiling, loungey work space where the music was bumping and I realized how hard it is for me to network in a room of people who are acquaintances at … Continue reading →

I’m about half way through reading “Rambunctious Garden, Saving Nature in a Post Wild World” by Emma Marris and think the work of Justin James Reed may be the perfect visual accompaniment, especially his recent project “The Real Unknown“.  I’ve … Continue reading →

I’ve had the chance to do a little traveling to some cities on the west coast over the last month. I was planning on checking out the “Bloom” installation at “Materials and Applications”  while in Los Angeles but never made … Continue reading →

I never got around to posting from the Art + Environment conference at the Nevada Museum of Art in October, maybe because it was an overload of amazing people and ideas, or maybe I just got behind on making cider, … Continue reading →

I promised myself this would be a quick, concise post to capture a the interesting spots that I experienced today, in slightly longer than drive-by fashion, in south King County. On such a beautiful day how the hell did I … Continue reading →

temple trees, nara 2002, Michael Kenna With all of the continuing bad news surrounding the Fukushima nuclear accident, I thought I’d share a few really beautiful albiet melancholy film and photography works taken in Japan that I’ve uncovered in the … Continue reading →

I feel lucky to have seen John Stamets speak at 4Culture a few weeks ago in support of his exhibit documenting historic buildings and engineering works in the Pacific Northwest. The photography is straightforward, seemingly timeless quality with the composition and exposure … Continue reading →